Courier service introduced by New Zealand Post
A Courier service introduced by New Zealand Post looks set to boost trans-Tasman air cargo and to increase traffic on several other routes. The new product has been developed in response to the boom in internet trading and recognizes that some customers are not in a rip-roaring hurry to receive their consignments.
Called International Economy Courier, it offers a rate discount of around 30 per cent on equivalent premium services.
Consignments from New Zealand are delivered to Australian customers in two to three days and to those in 10 other countries within a maximum of six days at the greatest geographic reach.
A key factor in developing the economy product was, she said, the “astonishing number” of people in other countries buying products from New Zealand websites. This includes both innovative commercial traders and the hyper-active TradeMe online auction house which is now Australian-owned.
Kernot compared the NZD 53.75 (GBP 20.75) charge for a 5 kg package sent from New Zealand to Sydney using the new product with the NZD 76.79 (GBP 29.71) cost of utilizing the company’s premium product.
Other countries covered by the economy service are Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, Ireland and the UK.
